The Marin County Fire Department expresses their condolences to our brothers and sisters at the Marin County Sheriffs Office, to the families and fiance of Deputy Ryan Zirkle, who tragically lost his life today while responding to a 911 call around midnight last night in the West Marin area near Pt Reyes.

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Today, our Seasonal Firefighter Cole Kern completed the Scott Stair Climb for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society!Completed time 22min 59sec: 69 flights ups, wearing full structure gear (over 50lbs!). This is the third year for Cole to compete in this event. We are all so proud of him!

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Wildfire Preparedness: Are you ready? The geography, weather patterns, open-space, and vegetation in Marin makes us particularly vulnerable to wildfire. To help educate property owners and residents in areas most at risk, Marin uses the “Ready, Set, Go!” education program. Ready, Set, Go! helps organize the preparation actions needed by residents and businesses to be ready for the next wildfire.

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Applications for the 2018 fire season positions as Fire Dispatcher Assistant and Seasonal Firefighter will be accepted starting January 29th. The application period ends for Seasonal Firefighter Feb 19th and for Dispatch Asst on March 1st.

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Applications for the 2018 fire season positions as Fire Dispatcher Assistant and Seasonal Firefighter will be accepted starting January 29th. The application period ends for Seasonal Firefighter Feb 19th and for Dispatch Asst on March 1st.

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Every year, disasters put millions of Americans in danger and destroy billions of dollars worth of property. But every year, all year, the Marin County Urban Search and Rescue Team CA-RTF-1 are prepared to respond. The team was just released from Montecito in Santa Barbara and will be returning to Marin late tonight.

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As you can imagine, there’s a lot of PPE (personal protective equipment) worn during the disaster clean-up. A huge thank you to Patagonia for providing some much needed extra sets to those assisting in the Santa Barbara mudslide efforts. #patagonia#mud#USARTF1#hazmat

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Here are some quick snips of the area that our Urban Search & Rescue were able to send up to us. They’re working 12 hour shifts helping clear out the devastating mud that skid they after some rain in the areas affected by California’s largest wildfire this last December. (Images approved by CalFire IMT3)